First 1984 Reading Journal

Everything is controlled by the Party, whose leader is Big Brother. There is 4 sections to the Party: Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Truth, and Ministry of Plenty. Ministry of Love maintained law and order, Ministry of Peace concerned itself with war; Ministry of Truth concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts; and the Minsitry of Plenty was responsible for economic affairs. There are the Party people, the proles, and then Eurasians and Eastasians, who are always at war with Ocenia. The average person doesn't live past sixties. Marriages are not for sex or love, it's to benefit the Party whether that means producing a Party-worthy child or some other means; the two wanting to be married had to go before a committee. The Thought Police run things and they have telescreens everywhere which watch people, gives announcements, plays musics and movies, and does a lot of other stuff. The Party tries to create conformity by rationalizing everything. Always keep watch over people. Controlling the people. Telling them they are better off now then when they used to be before the Revolution so that the people will feel happy. This is a dystopia. Becuase they are taking the past and changing it to make the world they live in now seem way better.